How to Get Coal in Minecraft

Every method to obtain Coal — crafting, mining, mob drops, trading & chest loot. Updated for 1.21.4.

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Craftable

5 recipe(s)

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Minable

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Mob Drop

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Chest Loot

🔨 Crafting Recipes for Coal

Coal Block

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Coal Ore

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Deepslate Coal Ore

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Coal Ore

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Deepslate Coal Ore

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How do you get Coal in Minecraft?

You can craft Coal using a crafting table with 5 recipe(s). It can also be obtained via gameplay.

Can you craft Coal?

Yes! Coal has 5 crafting recipe(s).

What mobs drop Coal?

No mobs drop Coal directly.

Is Coal stackable?

Yes, Coal stacks up to 64.